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The Book of Job Gives Us Good News for an Unfair …
Life is unfair, and that is a problem. All humans seem to have an “unfairness radar” that goes off whenever…
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A World Without Easter | Christianity Today
In the summer of 2022, I visited the charming Alpine town of Oberammergau, Germany. I wandered its leafy streets lined…
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Singing About Jesus’ Blood Is Weird, But We Do It Anyway
I still remember the crunchy, dissonant chords coming through the speakers of my music history classroom and the repetition of…
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Why Every Day This Week Is Holy
As a child, my twin and I would often stage elaborate bake-offs during the school holidays. One year, I made…
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Reading the Bible With Women
Several years ago, I was invited to write the notes for a new women’s study Bible. The project was unexpected…
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Picture Jesus: Is He Shiny?
Christ’s resplendence in the Transfiguration says more than we think. Jesus Christ is arguably the most famous man who ever…
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My Students Are Reading John Mark Comer, and Now I Know Why
I’ll begin with a confession: I was once very skeptical of John Mark Comer. From afar, he seemed like one…
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The Reflexive Response of Grace
At the turn of the 20th century, a Russian physician named Ivan Pavlov won a Nobel Prize. Dogs naturally salivate…
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Were Not Our Hearts Burning Within Us?
One thing I love about the Bible is its tendency to simultaneously shed light and to obscure, to comfort and…
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I Studied Christianity with the Hope of Debunking…
My upbringing and education were secular, with no serious consideration of religion. Although my family was nominally Anglican and my…
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